Games of the Future Festival
The festival "Games of the Future" starts in Kazan on February 21. The name speaks for itself: This is a futuristic sports tournament based on the intersection of classical and digital sports — in other words, on the territory of "physical & digital".
"More than 260 experienced teams and more than 2,000 athletes from different countries will take part in each of the 21 disciplines. The competitions will be divided into 5 categories or "challenges": sports, tactics, strategy, technology and speed" — this is how the organizer describes the upcoming event.
Imagine that you are standing in virtual reality glasses, and a dragon is rushing right in front of you, and your goal is to get into the castle. And to get there, you need to run and defend yourself from the fire with a shield. You see everything that happens in glasses, and you make movements in the real world. This is the digital — an integrated space in which you are simultaneously in two realities.
It will not be possible to name a specific date of the invention of digital sports. It has "evolved" over time as new technologies have emerged. For example, in the article Mixar Blog mentions 4 stages:
1. The emergence of the Internet and mobile devices, where the digital and physical worlds were separated
2. The emergence of cloud services and the ability to control objects over the Internet
3. Creation of virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence, where physical and digital experiences began to merge with each other
4. The emergence of a digital space where physical and digital experience have become one. In such an interweaving of realities, you can set records in almost any sport. Football, racing, basketball, hockey, skateboarding — tournaments have already been held in these areas in Kazan, which were watched by millions of viewers online.
From February 21 to March 3, 2024, a large-scale tournament will be held in Kazan, which the audience will see as an innovative show. "More than 260 experienced teams and more than 2,000 athletes from different countries will take part in each of the 21 disciplines. The competitions will be divided into 5 categories or "challenges": sports, tactics, strategy, technology and speed" — this is how the organizer describes the upcoming event.
We will publish a selection of iconic places, historical monuments and unusual locations very soon! In the meantime, we remind you that during the festival you can stay at the 3A Hotel — a place where we have already taken care of your comfort.
You can book a room aton the website or by phone: 8 800 302 33 52